New Mac Mini just quits

I got a mac mini last week. It's been doing the updates from the app store, getting everything up to speed. However, it has decided to just shut down from time to time. No rhyme or reason, it just clicks and everything goes black. I have to turn it back on (button in the back) and it boots up again. Wondering if this is a known flaw. Any ideas?

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I got a mac mini last week. It's been doing the updates from the app store, getting everything up to speed. However, it has decided to just shut down from time to time. No rhyme or reason, it just clicks and everything goes black. I have to turn it back on (button in the back) and it boots up again. Wondering if this is a known flaw. Any ideas?

I'm not really in the Mac mini market so I haven't paid too much attention to them lately, but I'm sure I would have heard if there was an epidemic of them randomly turning off. My guess is yours is just defective somehow or another. I'd take it to an Apple Store, if you have one nearby, or call Apple. Sounds like you deserve a replacement unit.

[edit]Heh. In the mean time you might try turning it upside down. (I honestly have no idea if this works or is even a good thing to do, but seeing this topic right after reading that one made me chuckle)[/edit]

I got a mac mini last week. It's been doing the updates from the app store, getting everything up to speed. However, it has decided to just shut down from time to time. No rhyme or reason, it just clicks and everything goes black. I have to turn it back on (button in the back) and it boots up again. Wondering if this is a known flaw. Any ideas?

That's definitely not a known flaw. I'd contact Apple and arrange for a replacement.